Great historical sports drama providing some interesting insights into Chinese society - as well as competitive sports in the International Community at large - exploring sensitive and delicate personal and national issues.
As depicted in this pretty intense biographical sports drama, competitive sports in China - such as volleyball - is not entirely unpolitical; the film highlighting the terrific volleyball clash between China and Japan in 1980; and between China and the US at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. However, in my opinion, the human aspects - such as the trials and tribulations of human existence and the triumph of the human spirit - certainly outweigh the petty political rivalries between nations; which are often regrettably epitomised in competitive sports.
As emphasized in this great historical film, winning should not be most important thing, but rather the love for the game - as well as the adventure, friendship and learning process when engaging in competition and friendly rivalry with another nation.
As depicted in this pretty intense biographical sports drama, competitive sports in China - such as volleyball - is not entirely unpolitical; the film highlighting the terrific volleyball clash between China and Japan in 1980; and between China and the US at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. However, in my opinion, the human aspects - such as the trials and tribulations of human existence and the triumph of the human spirit - certainly outweigh the petty political rivalries between nations; which are often regrettably epitomised in competitive sports.
As emphasized in this great historical film, winning should not be most important thing, but rather the love for the game - as well as the adventure, friendship and learning process when engaging in competition and friendly rivalry with another nation.